Algebra Examples

$\frac{3 - 4 | 2 (- 3) |}{| - 3 |}$

Step 1

Simplify the numerator.

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Step 1.1

Multiply $2$ by $- 3$ .

$\frac{3 - 4 | - 6 |}{| - 3 |}$

Step 1.2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 6$ and $0$ is $6$ .

$\frac{3 - 4 \cdot 6}{| - 3 |}$

Step 1.3

Multiply $- 4$ by $6$ .

$\frac{3 - 24}{| - 3 |}$

Step 1.4

Subtract $24$ from $3$ .

$\frac{- 21}{| - 3 |}$

Step 2

The absolute value is the distance between a number and zero. The distance between $- 3$ and $0$ is $3$ .

$\frac{- 21}{3}$

Step 3

Divide $- 21$ by $3$ .

$- 7$